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May 16, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing ahead with their bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act, despite opposition from President Barack Obama and hundreds of advocacy groups who say the measure doesn't go far enough to protect battered illegal immigrants, Native Americans or gays.
The GOP proposal, which is narrower than a Senate-passed version, takes "direct aim at immigrant victims of domestic violence and sexual assault" and jeopardizes victims by placing them "directly in harm's way," the White House said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Diane Millich's ex-husband was never arrested for any of the more than 100 times he slapped, kicked or punched her before showing up at her Colorado workplace and firing a 9 mm pistol, wounding the co-worker who pushed her out of the way.
When he was finally arrested in New Mexico weeks after the shooting, he was treated as a first-time offender.
Why? Because while Millich is Native American, her ex-husband is not and all the domestic violence took place on the Southern Ute reservation.
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POPLAR, Mont. (AP) — Cultural items seized at a Montana and Canadian border crossing by U.S. officials who uncovered an illegal smuggling operation have been returned to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.
The Great Falls Tribune in a story published Saturday reports the 16 items include ceremonial clothing, war bonnets, a beaded knife sheath and other items dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century.
May 10, 2012
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SPEARFISH CANYON, S.D. (AP) — Joe Shark's Native American heritage taught him to be leery of the timber industry on the South Dakota reservation where he grows apples and gooseberries, but a threat from an enemy no larger than a fingernail impelled him to grab a saw and join the loggers.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge on Wednesday halted further transfers of Yellowstone National Park bison, dealing a significant blow to a government-sponsored conservation effort struggling to overcome livestock industry opposition.
The order from Judge John McKeon in Blaine County has the immediate effect of blocking the pending move of several dozen Yellowstone bison to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. McKeon said the animals must remain on the Fort Peck Reservation, where about 60 bison were transferred in March by state and tribal officials.
May 2, 2012
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ROCKY BOY, Mont. (AP) — The Chippewa Cree Tribe marked the opening of its $12.5 million, 54-bed jail and police headquarters near Box Elder with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.
The 25,000-square foot facility will house men, women and juvenile offenders and police headquarters. It is heated and cooled with a geothermal well field.
Chippewa Cree Construction Corp. CEO Tony Belcourt says a sweat lodge eventually will be set up in the outdoor recreation area.
April 30, 2012
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UM student committee found that the lack of mentors for Native students contributes to low retention and graduation rates
She has long dark hair that even Rapunzel would envy. Her voice is stern yet soft when she speaks to students.
The tattoos on her wrists are usually in plain sight but are now peeking out from under her sleeves. Her right wrist is inked with the words “For my people.” Her left wrist is inked “For my family.”
Krystal Two Bulls is a 26-year-old Oglala Lakota woman who received her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Montana. Two Bulls is among the few Native American mentors for Native American students on campus. -
TO'HAJIILEE, N.M. (AP) — This flat, dusty stretch of prairie in central New Mexico is where the leaders of a remote, sparsely populated American Indian community envision a sea of solar panels capable of producing enough electricity for more than 10,000 homes miles away from the reservation.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Aside from brief confrontations between federal officials and American Indian Movement leaders, a two-day conference that brought together all sides of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation went fairly smoothly.
Until the final session.
That's when former AIM leader Russell Means lashed out at an audience member who asked about Ray Robinson, a black civil rights activist who traveled to Wounded Knee in 1973 and was never seen alive again.
April 26, 2012
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Sam McCracken has traveled near and far sharing his story about how one man rose from one of Montana’s most desolate Indian reservations to a managerial position at the biggest sports apparel company in the country-Nike.
He has told many audiences about how he was unsure about his place in the world as a young man but rarely mentions how his Montana roots helped him become an influence in Indian Country.
